{"id":57380,"date":"2025-12-25T13:09:33","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T17:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodayus-stock-market-closed-for-christmas-dow-jones-saw-gains-on-christmas-eve-driven-by-strong-gdp-and-santa-rally\/57380\/"},"modified":"2025-12-25T13:09:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T17:09:33","slug":"dowjonestodayus-stock-market-closed-for-christmas-dow-jones-saw-gains-on-christmas-eve-driven-by-strong-gdp-and-santa-rally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodayus-stock-market-closed-for-christmas-dow-jones-saw-gains-on-christmas-eve-driven-by-strong-gdp-and-santa-rally\/57380\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]US Stock Market Closed for Christmas; Dow Jones Saw Gains on Christmas Eve Driven by Strong GDP and Santa Rally"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. stock market is <strong>closed today, Thursday, December 25, 2025<\/strong>, in observance of the Christmas Day holiday, with trading on both the New York Stock Exchange (<a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/nyse\/today.aspx\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"NYSE Today\">NYSE<\/a>) and Nasdaq suspended for the entire day. However, the preceding trading session on <strong>Wednesday, December 24, 2025 (Christmas Eve)<\/strong>, saw the <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/dowjones\/today.aspx\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Dow Jones Today\">Dow Jones<\/a> Industrial Average (^DJI) advance <strong>288.75 points (0.5961%)<\/strong> to <strong>48,731.16<\/strong>, reaching a new record high in a shortened trading day. This upward movement occurred amidst light trading volumes as markets closed early for the holiday.<\/p>\n<p>The main narrative driving the market&#39;s positive performance on Christmas Eve was a combination of robust economic data and ongoing investor optimism. A key catalyst was the surprisingly strong U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) report, which showed the economy grew at an annualized rate of <strong>4.3%<\/strong> in the third quarter, significantly surpassing expectations and marking the most rapid expansion in two years. This data reinforced confidence in a resilient economy despite elevated interest rates. Additionally, the market is currently experiencing the &quot;Santa Claus rally,&quot; a historical phenomenon where stocks tend to rise during the final trading days of December and the first few sessions of the new year. Continued optimism surrounding the potential of <strong>Artificial Intelligence (AI)<\/strong> to boost corporate profits also contributed to the bullish sentiment, alongside expectations that the Federal Reserve will implement interest rate cuts in <strong>2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Among the Dow-related stocks, <strong>Nike (<a href=\"\/stock\/NKE\">NKE<\/a>)<\/strong> was the biggest gainer, surging <strong>4.64%<\/strong>. This significant jump was reportedly fueled by news that <strong>Apple (<a href=\"\/stock\/AAPL\">AAPL<\/a>)<\/strong> CEO Tim Cook doubled his stake in the athleisure wear brand. Other notable gainers included <strong>Merck (<a href=\"\/stock\/MRK\">MRK<\/a>)<\/strong>, up <strong>1.34%<\/strong>, and <strong>Disney (<a href=\"\/stock\/DIS\">DIS<\/a>)<\/strong>, which rose <strong>1.11%<\/strong>. Conversely, some stocks experienced minor pullbacks. The biggest decliner from the provided data was <strong>Nvidia (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>)<\/strong>, which was down <strong>0.61%<\/strong>. <strong>Cisco (<a href=\"\/stock\/CSCO\">CSCO<\/a>)<\/strong> also saw a slight dip of <strong>-0.18%<\/strong>, and <strong>Honeywell (<a href=\"\/stock\/HON\">HON<\/a>)<\/strong> edged down <strong>-0.06%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. stock market is closed today, Thursday, December 25, 2025, in observance of the Christmas Day holiday, with trading 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